Insane silly little panda that I am, I signed up to support my friend Alex's Top 10 Songs Blogfest. What was I thinking?? I suppose I was thinking (<--first sign of trouble) that I like Alex and I LOVE music, so easy squeezy lemon freezy, right? Why why WHY would I do this to myself? Creating a list of only 10 songs...or even 10 bands/artists is sending me into the crazed cuckoo-nest-zone...somebody bring on the shock equipment. *twitch*

I mean, 'best songs' depend on mood, time and place, activity...what I like to drive to may be different than what I like to listen to while eating or dancing or making love or writing or...

One cannot take or make a top list of songs lightly. It's Sophie's Choice up in here!

Oh, the pressure.

There have been a lot of truly brilliant songs, inspired albums, gifted artists, musicians and song writers. To narrow things down a little and save some of my meager sanity, I've decided not to allow any classical or instrumental jazz music into my list.

But still, I'm losing my shizz.

Thus, I am going to cheat a teensy tiny bit. (It's either that or I shall perish. Please forgive me)

Behold Lola's The Impossibly Incomplete Top *mumbles number more than 10* Music Artists/Bands:

This post had me cracking up because you so clearly cheated the top 10 rule. Having said that, I would never limit myself to 10. I yell at people for asking desert island top five records questions. Why would I want to IMAGINE such a world?

When my wife and I were just getting to know each other we tried this, making list of our Top Ten books, films, music and so on. I could never get my lists down to any less than about thirty – I’d probably want t include about five Pink Floyd albums just to start. I always write to music but rarely vocal music these days because I find it harder than I used to to write over words but I have an enormous collection of classical music and film soundtracks. At the moment I’m listening to a piano transcription of the soundtrack to The Hours by Philip Glass which would never be out of my all-time favourite pieces of music; it is truly astounding. My problem with music is that my tastes are extremely broad. There’s not much I can’t appreciate and as soon as I say I don’t like something (like rap music) I can think of an exception like Blondie’s ‘Rapture’. I say I don’t like opera but who doesn’t love ‘Nessun dorma’?

What timing! I've been rebuilding playlists after a computer crash that took my iTunes and stomped on it. On the one hand it's a hassle and on the other, it's a great opportunity to revisit lots of great music.

Lately? Argentinian Tangos and Edith Piaf. And Damien Rice. I don't know. It just is.

Oh, yeah. I love all of these. I've said that a lot this morning as I've roamed from blog to blog. I didn't participate, but I did blog about music. This is the first Bob Marley I seen. Dreadlocked Rascal :)

I know! This was crazy hard! I love SO many songs and bands, I felt so bad to narrow them down.I knew you'd have a great list. Out of yours, my faves are NIN, MCR and Incubus and I love the song "in Your Eyes" too. Very nostalgic...high school days!

Come down off that ledge, Lola, my friend! I know exactly what you mean. I totally took longer putting together my list than some articles that I have written. Anyway, as long as you didn't forget to list Zeppelin you were going to be okay. ;)

Dude, your cheating ways are inspiring! ;) Great choices!! Love that you've included Run DMC. and the honorable mentions are quite honorable--and ecclectic! Just so you know, every time I hear "In your Eyes" I also hear in my head, "In your [insert body part]." Sorry. That's just the way it is. I know. I'm juvenile.

Also, I don't write to music. I get too distracted, but I often come up with ideas while listening to it. Wish I could write to music though. Seems so romantic.

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Lola Sharp

My name is Lola. (I'm not a showgirl) Yes, L-O-L-A Lola. It's the least of my worries. Let's move on, shall we?
This blog is mostly about my misadventures on the journey to publication and beyond. My passion for lush prose, quirky characters, art, music, literature, performing arts and anything creative will be a major theme here. This journey of mine will not always be pretty. Much like rubbernecking a train wreck, I know sometimes you just can't help but look at the carnage that is often my life. So strap on your neck brace, helmet and 5-point harness and come along for the ride!
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